Railcar Maintenance Technician

TTX Company; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TTX Company in Jersey City, NJ seeks a Maintenance Specialist to repair, rebuild and upgrade rail cars, using welding, cutting torches, and hand tools. You will follow blueprints, test assemblies, and document repair work in the system.

Day-to-day duties include mechanical labor, operating forklifts, measuring and cutting pipes, and assembling subassemblies. You must be able to work outdoors, meet safety standards, and adapt to changing schedules and locations.

Qualifications

• Knowledge: mechanical skills.
• Skills: welding and cutting.
• Mental factors: decision-making and reasoning; planning and scheduling - limited; memory.

Responsibilities

• Repairs, modifies, and upgrades rail cars.
• Rebuilds car components: bolsters, side framers, hitch heads, and box car doors.
• Welds and uses cutting torch.
• Performs mechanical labor (majority of time).
• Repairs and maintains railcars per blueprints and specs using tools and instruments.

Skills

Welding

Cutting

Mechanical skills

Tools

Circular saw

Air impact wrenches

Air grinders

Porta power pump

Hand tools

Cutting torch

Heating torch

Side grinder

Hoist

Winch

Job description

TTX Company in Jersey City, NJ seeks a Maintenance Specialist to repair, rebuild and upgrade rail cars, using welding, cutting torches, and hand tools. You will follow blueprints, test assemblies, and document repair work in the system.

Day-to-day duties include mechanical labor, operating forklifts, measuring and cutting pipes, and assembling subassemblies. You must be able to work outdoors, meet safety standards, and adapt to changing schedules and locations.